Monday, December 13, 2010

WTF?

This evening, on the way home from a fun evening out with KT, I had what just may be the ultimate bicycle experience. I was t-boned by a rat! It ran out of nowhere, hit my shoe, ran between my wheels (as I was moving!) and continued into the bush at my side. It was a big sucker, too!

7 comments:

A rat is a new one on me, but in the old days, when I used to ride through farmland, I had similar encounters with many dogs, including one that ended up darting between my wheels. In the city, though, dogs-chasing-bicycles is a rarer occurrence, for which I am thankful.

Gah... I'm glad it didn't run into your wheel, get caught in the spokes, and cause you to crash. I hear this happens quite a bit with squirrels, and it's usually the cause of a broken collarbone or wrist. Ugh... Glad you're okay!

btw i once swerved to avoid a j-walking skunk family -- immediately heard "whoop whoop!!" and hit with lights. cop had stealthed me 10 blocks since i buzzed him while passing a bus!!! sneaky SOB! "yessuh" 10 mins to avoid $300 ticket for running stops! =|still, least i didn't wreck on a heap of skunk.